Pope supports Sikhs on turban issueChandigarh, January 30
The government cannot be an arbiter in any religious matter. Rather it should respect the dignity of the human person and of his inalienable rights among which his right to adhere, practise and propagate his religion is fundamental. No government should interfere with the inner core of any religion.

Chandigarh, January 30
As there was a scramble among Congress MLAs and bureaucrats to accompany Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to Lahore, several names were deleted from the list to conform to the number indicated by the Prime Minister’s office.
Index pageCM to raise gurdwara upkeep issue

Moga, January 30
The main plank of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) during the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections will be corruption and misrule of the Congress government in Punjab. This was stated by SAD general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Sukhbir Singh Badal at a news conference here today.

Tribune Impact
Molestation of woman: 4 heldAmritsar, January 30
The Gurdaspur police has arrested four henchmen of a wine contractor in connection with the alleged molestation and beating up of a woman in Dhariwal. Meanwhile, the District Magistrate, Gurdaspur, Mr Harjit Singh, has ordered a probe into the incident.

Chandigarh, January 30
Many, including the Congress leaders and workers, may not even remember who was Pt Mool Raj Sharma. Some old-timers, however, still refer to him as the
''Doaba ka Gandhi''. His death anniversary falls tomorrow. He had passed away in 1983.

Ropar, January 30
The Punjab Government has released Rs 23 lakh for various welfare schemes for the ex-servicemen and their dependents in the district, according to the Deputy Commissioner, Ms Seema
Jain.

High Court
Contract teachers allowed to continueChandigarh, January 30
Taking up a petition filed by contract teachers, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant judgement, has directed the Punjab School Education Board and another respondent to allow the petitioners to continue in service till regular appointments were made.

Ropar, January 30
The special Judge here, Mr SK
Goel, today rejected the bail application of Gurpinder Singh Grewal, a co-accused in the disproportionate assets case registered against the Badals by the Punjab Vigilance.

Bathinda, January 30
The district police has booked Dalit Sena chief Kiranjit Singh Gehri, his brother Jagdip Singh and Gurtej Singh Kandiari for allegedly beating up and threatening Kuldip Singh. A case under various sections of the IPC has been registered against them in this regard.

Mohali, January 30
The Minister for Technical Education, Punjab, Mr Mahinder Singh Kaypee, today told The Tribune that a decision in favour of the 1400 students of PTU, who are facing uncertainty due to confusion over promotion rule, will be taken soon. He said he had recently been apprised of the problem and a meeting with the PTU Vice Chancellor will be held.

School Principal defies
transfer ordersAmritsar, January 30
Despite more than two months having elapsed since the transfer orders were issued for Mr Sarbjot Singh Gill, he continues to function as the Principal of Government Senior Secondary School, Chheharta, in defiance of the orders issued by the state Education Department.

Jalandhar, January 30
While appreciating the role of modern women in building a prosperous society in the present context, the Punjab Governor and Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, Justice O.P. Verma (retd), today stressed upon the need to ensure proper education facilities for women at the grassroots level to remove inequality on gender basis.

The Punjab Governor, Justice O.P. Verma, presents a medal to a student at the convocation of Hans Raj Mahavidyalaya in Jalandhar on Friday.

Faridkot, January 30
Under its informal education scheme, the Punjab government plans to set up Study Centre Open Schools for senior secondary classes for those who are unable to attend regular classes.